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WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL
FIREBIRD & TRANS AM CLUB
for all year Firebirds and Trans Ams including Formulas, GTAs and Firehawks Established in 1984 
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FROM
THE EDITOR'S DESK
Thanks to Cathie Heighes, Christian Driscoll, Marcia Corvig, John Motroni and all of the other contributors to this issue! Also many thanks to Todd Stahr, Justin Kwarta, Bill Simcox and Brett Campbell on their continuing technical help to our members on our new message board at board.firebirdclub.net. The latest NFTAC local chapter is the New England Firebird Auto Club serving all of New England. The president is Joseph A. Pendola, the vice-president is Paul Cullen and the organizing officer is Christian Driscoll. The address is 760 North Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876. Phone number 978-821-0528 and email address of Spcledtnta@yahoo.com . Also there is a now a Local Groups/Activities section on the Club Message Board where each local club has its own section where local club items can be discussed. You can now find us on the popular networking sites myspace.com, facebook.com, friendster.com and yuwie.com in the groups/clubs section. I am happy to inform you that Technical Sections Volume II is now available which continues the great tradition of practical tech advice started with Volumes I. In keeping with the times this one is available only on CD for PC or Mac and is available in the Club Store section of each Eagle and on the website at www.firebirdtaclub.com. Another new item in the store is a complete copy of the past ten years of the Eagle available on CD only for PC or Mac. We have a new and improved club message board. You can access through the club website at www.firebirdtaclub.com or directly at http://board.firebirdclub.net . We have a members only section of the message board. You can use the user id and password on page 3 of each Eagle or you can get a personal id and password. To do so, register and then logon to the message board and send a message to us with a reply in this section or via email. This allows you to access the Member Only Question & Answer and Upkeep and Performance Hints Area. It also allows you to post items in the For Sale and Wanted sections as well as post photos in the Member Photos area. Also there is a now a Local Groups/Activities section. The club also now has a blog located at http://blog.firebirdclub.net . Members can publish items or comments to the Blog. We have a National Firebird & T/A Club photo gallery located at photos.firebirdclub.net. The same login is used for the gallery as the Message Board. Members can download photos directly here. We now offer a 3 year membership or renewal rate which includes a free t-shirt or tech volume II CD. The rate is $95 or $125 for members outside the USA. And in response to many members we now have a 3 year eMembership for $50 which also includes a free t-shirt or tech volume III CD. So save some money and get a free t-shirt or tech CD in the process! Classified ads are FREE to members but now you can add photographs of your items for sale. For $15 we will include a B & W photograph of your car or item and for $35 we will include a color photo. Also the classified ads will now appear on our Internet web site. Remember we will send out the eEagle, our email newsletter in addition to the regular Eagle for members that have given us their email address. Our website address is www.firebirdtaclub.com and our email address is info@firebirdtaclub.com . The website has a "Members Only" section on the web site. This section contains technical staff contact information, recommended repair shops, spare parts lists that members have sent in as well as complete current and past issues of the member magazine which can be viewed on-line or downloaded for printing. You need an ID and password to access this area. You will find the current ID and password on page 3 of each issue of the EAGLE. These will change with each issue so use only the current ones listed. Thanks for all of your support and to this issue’s contributors and I hope you are enjoying the driving season!! More Renderings of Possible Future Trans Ams and Firebirds!
If you want to see a new Trans Am and Firebird let GM and Pontiac know at General Motors Corporation, Box 33170, Detroit, MI 48232 or 480-210-701 or www.gm.com/gmcomjsp/contactus. And Some Bad News! Buick, Pontiac and GMC dealers will get 12 new or special-edition vehicles over the next 20 months — but they won’t get a Pontiac Trans Am. Pontiac had lobbied for a sibling vehicle to the Chevrolet Camaro, which is scheduled to arrive in February 2009. General Motors’ plan to make Pontiac a rear-wheel-drive performance car division is likely to be scaled back because of fuel economy regulations, GM leaders told dealers at the make meeting. One dealer said the business case for the Trans Am didn’t compute. "It was an economic situation," said Lynn Thompson, owner of Thompson Motor Sales in Springfield, Mo. "It would cost $200 million to bring out the vehicle." Pontiac will remain a car-only brand for the foreseeable future, dealers were told. But because of new legislation requiring vehicles to reach a fleet average of 35 mpg by 2020, Pontiac might not end up as GM’s performance division, dealers said they were told. Technical Sections Volume 2 A complete copy of all the Technical Sections, topics, questions and answers published in the EAGLE from 1998 to 2007. Available on CD-ROM only for PCor Mac. It is indexed by category such as electrical, suspension, etc. for easy reference and accessibility and contains over 150 pages and over 200 topics. Available from the NFTAC by ordering on the website at http://orders.firebirdclub.net or by using the order form contained in each issue of the Eagle. $15 plus $5 S&H. It can be purchased as part of a 2 volume combo that contains Tech Sections Volume I & II for $25 plus $5 S&H. Volume I contains reprints of the EAGLES published from 1984 to 1995 and sells for $ 16 plus $5 S&H. It is indexed by subject for easy reference and contains over 150 pages and over 140 articles, topics, questions and answers. Eagle Issues on CD You can have the last 10 years of the Eagle easily accessible on your computer. Indexed by issue. These publications, which are no longer in print contain numerous and diverse articles and photos. Enjoy all the entertaining and informative stories that you can no longer get anywhere else and at a reasonable price. Available from the NFTAC by ordering on the website at http://orders.firebirdclub.net or by using the order form contained in each issue of the Eagle. $15 plus $5 S& H.
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